Forbidden History the Ultimate TabooPeople are dumb because they do not know and refuse to learn the real history behind world events. Educational institutions do not function as seekers of truth, but as gatekeepers for narratives that defy common sense and defame historical facts. Society fosters the ultimate taboo against chronicles that differ with the established story of distortions and misdirection. Anyone who dares waver from accepted limits and suppositions immediately is a quack or an extremist. The dreaded label of being a conspiracy theorist, used to smear and marginalize researchers and pundits, is the height of anti-intellectualism and character assassination.Read the entire article on the BATR archive page http://www.batr.org/stupid/081114.htmlSubscription sign-up for the BATR RealPolitik Newsletter http://eepurl.com/ESQ5LDiscuss or comment about this essay on the BATR Forum http://forum.batr.net/showthread.php?tid=11066http://www.batr.org/stupid/081114.html